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SCOTTISH WINTER SKIING OPENS EARLYBlizzard conditions swept the Highlands allowing many of the ski centres to open early - only the second time in 20 years they have been able to do so in October. The Cairngorm Ski Centre gave the early season skiers a bit of a pre-season bonus by opening a couple of runs on the weekend (26th/27th October). Any further opening before the official start of the season is totally dependent on local weather conditions. CairnGorm Mountain will be closed from at least 4th to 14th November for its annual pre-winter season maintenance programme. The new season will include for, the first time, the new CairnGorm Funicular railway along with the resort's other uphill equipment. Skiers and snowboarders will be carried directly to and from The Ptarmigan along with non-skier visitors as during the other summer season months. The last weekend of the October holidays is always very busy, and this year there were large numbers of non-skier visitors using the funicular to reach the Ptarmigan restaurant, the Shop at the Top and the Mountain Experience exhibition. For further information see www.cairngormmountain.com NEW DISTILLERY FOR FIFEThe Ladybank Distillery which will provide a number of new jobs, a whisky school, and links with the tourism and golf industries, is to be created on a redundant farm steading near Cupar, based at Rankeillour Estate and see production begin next year. By producing only small quantities, the distillery will be the smallest in Scotland. Ladybank will also be the permanent home of The Whisky School, which established a hands-on practical programme last year at Bladnoch Distillery. Groups of enthusiasts will be able to attend courses where they study the whisky making process from the malting of the barley to filling a cask. TOWN HOUSE TAKES OVER TIMESHAREThe Town House Company is set to transform the fortunes of a selection of timeshare flats in Edinburghs West End. The company which operates such establishments as the Bonham, Channings and the Howard, will take over from Citrus Hotels Ltd to run the 29 flats. The acquisition will allow the Edinburgh Residence owners to be part of the wider family of hotels and specifically benefit from preferential offers at Restaurant at the Bonham, which is only a few doors away. The Town House Company was founded by Peter and Mhairi Taylor in 1995. It owns three Edinburgh hotels: Channings in the New Town, the Howard on Great King Street, and the Bonham located in the West End, regarded as one of Scotlands trendiest hotels. EVERYONE URGED TO HELP TOURISM IN BANFF AND BUCHANMaureen Watt, the chairwoman of the Banff and Buchan Tourism Forum, stated that partnership working was required for the area to realise its full-tourism potential. The message came in the run-up to the Banff and Buchan forum's annual meeting taking place at the Macduff marine aquarium. At the annual meeting, the chairman of Macduff aquarium's friends' support group, Sydney Mair, will speak about the success of the aquarium and future plans. The new folders project will also be discussed for which Banff and Buchan councillors gave a grant of £500. Forum members will be encouraged to use them in the hope of increasing visitor numbers to the area and persuading holidaymakers to extend their stay. They believe that high-quality folders containing relevant information will enhance the reputation of the area. At the annual meeting, a new forum committee will be elected.
SHORT BREAK MARKETING STRATEGY FROM SBTB NOMINATED FOR MAJOR AWARDStaff at the Scottish Borders Tourist Board (SBTB) were celebrating
this week after the boards short break marketing strategy was nominated
for a major award. The activity nominated is the Scottish Borders positioning as Scotlands leading short break destination. The entry has been shortlisted to within the last five in the Public Sector Category of the Scottish Marketing Awards. All areas of the boards activities are being developed in line with the new strategy ranging from the provision of visitor information and promotional literature, to road signage on all entry points to the Borders. The Awards are judged by a panel of twelve experts including Professors of Marketing at Starthclyde and Glasgow Caledonian Universities, Scottish Enterprises Director of Marketing and the Senior Vice President of Marketing for Hilton International. The winner will be announced in Edinburgh on Friday 22 November. HOW TO GET
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